Stravinsky's Rite of Spring will always and forever be the object of my nightmares lol.

_{No wonder it started a riot. How bizzare}

Anyway, that piece alongside with Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, are significantly the most terrifying pieces of music I have ever heard.

You are absolutely right though, we shouldn't let the pessimism and scrutiny of other people bring us down. We should instead: ignore them, rise above it all, appreciate ourselves for what we are and what we have achieved, and then be the best versions of ourselves.

You know all these failures reminds me of the time Rachmaninoff let those horrible debut remarks of his first Piano Concerto put him into depression. A shame because I actually really liked that piece! Almost, as much as I adore the second one, if not even more!